[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 62 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4755-S4756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 46

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 46, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient 
rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 182

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 182, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in 
the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to 
facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for 
information and referral on human services and volunteer services, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 229

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 229, a bill to empower 
women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 235

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 235, a bill to amend 
the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices 
relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit 
plan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 386

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator 
from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 386, a bill to improve enforcement of mortgage 
fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds 
related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of 
funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 414

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 414, a bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, 
protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 423, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain 
medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by 
providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 427

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 427, a bill to amend title 
XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain 
funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
resources under the supplemental security income program.


                                 S. 433

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) were added as cosponsors of S. 433, a bill to amend the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable 
electricity standard, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 454

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 454, a bill to improve the 
organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the 
acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 461, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify 
the railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 468

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
emergency medical services and the quality and efficiency of care 
furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access 
hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors 
that affect the effective delivery of such services, by providing for 
additional payments for certain physician services furnished in such 
emergency departments, and by establishing a Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services Working Group, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 475

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 475, a bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to 
guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to 
matters of residency, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 476

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor

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of S. 476, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the 
minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered 
beneficiaries of the military health care system for travel for 
specialty health care.


                                 S. 482

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill to 
require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports 
in electronic form.


                                 S. 487

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 487, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell 
research.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military 
retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to 
allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer 
credit transactions.


                                 S. 559

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. 559, a bill to provide 
benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program 
for certain periods before the implementation of the program.


                                 S. 614

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) were added as cosponsors of S. 614, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots 
(``WASP'').


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 634, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.


                                 S. 693

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training 
of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 700, a bill to amend title II of the Social 
Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the 
waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 701, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare 
beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG).


                                 S. 738

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 738, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the 
terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs 
to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive 
rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 775

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 775, a bill to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to authorize the availability of appropriated funds for 
international partnership contact activities conducted by the National 
Guard, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 781

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 781, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate 
housing and infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 787

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 787, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
United States over waters of the United States.


                                 S. 797

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 797, a bill to amend the 
Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the 
Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the 
prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for 
other purposes.


                               S. RES. 11

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 11, a resolution to 
authorize production of documents to the Department of Defense 
Inspector General.


                               S. RES. 89

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 89, a resolution expressing support for designation of a ``Welcome 
Home Vietnam Veterans Day''.

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